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Ms Jane Griffiths
Former Labour MP for Reading East
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ms Jane Griffiths voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Crossrail Bill (Carry Over) (7 Apr 2005)
“I was a candidate for parliamentary election in 1996. As a resident of Reading, I was angry and upset when a Bill dealing with the previous version of Crossrail failed. It fell for procedural reasons that we all understand. As a candidate, however, I was quite joyful at the opportunity that that presented. I would suggest to hon. Members who will be seeking re-election in the coming...”
- Crossrail Bill (Carry Over) (7 Apr 2005)
“I stand corrected, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and I shall conclude my remarks. I support the carry-over motion and I hope that whoever succeeds me in this Chamber in the next Parliament works as hard as I have tried to do, and as my hon. Friends and other hon. Members have done, for Crossrail. This is my last contribution in the House and I would like to thank Members on both sides of the Chamber...”
- Cycling (6 Apr 2005)
“Like other hon. Members who are lucky enough to have secured a Back-Bench Adjournment debate, I am pleased to have such an opportunity. I wish to talk about sports cycling, and I want first to draw attention to the fact that I am proud to have been elected several times to the chair of the all-party parliamentary cycling group. My predecessors in that role have moved on to illustrious...”
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Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75.92% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 1 person is tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £200 | £10,200 (565th) | £13,298 (513th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,869 (joint 95th with 1 other) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £120 | £15,384 (479th) | £18,794 (joint 223rd with 4 others) | £18,215 (joint 248th with 2 others) | £21,573 (123rd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £5,216 | £73,770 (201st) | £67,476 (360th) | £65,096 (303rd) | £43,621 (422nd) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £234 | £8,687 (389th) | £6,333 (470th) | £4,488 (547th) | £3,083 (561st) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £47 | £414 (293rd) | £319 (321st) | £368 (298th) | £328 (joint 307th with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £728 (391st) | £2,826 (30th) | £4,719 (6th) | £2,396 (42nd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,746 (joint 446th with 1 other) | £8,416 (36th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,709 (joint 513th with 1 other) | £1,709 (joint 503rd with 1 other) | £1,709 (joint 475th with 1 other) | £1,709 (joint 399th with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £20,222 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £26,039 | £112,638 (517th) | £119,171 (332nd) | £114,317 (294th) | £89,579 (302nd) |